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Planetary Science

A chemical ‘Goldilocks zone’ may limit which planets can host life

Life needs nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus. But without the right balance of oxygen, these elements get locked away in planets’ cores.

By Katherine Kornei2 hours ago

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Animals

Cockroaches that eat each other’s wings turn into a fierce fighting force

By Bethany Brookshire16 hours ago

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The right sounds may turn sleep into a problem-solving tool

By Bethany BrookshireMarch 3, 2026

A man in a blue shirt stands on an outdoor track stretching his shoulder.

Health & Medicine

Over 40? Your rotator cuff probably looks a little rough

By Meghan RosenMarch 3, 2026

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Health & Medicine

Simulations of your gut may predict which probiotics will stick

By Nora BradfordMarch 2, 2026

A high school student is sleeping on their desk, which has papers. They are holding a pencil.

Health & Medicine

A rising percentage of U.S. teens aren’t getting enough sleep

By Aimee CunninghamMarch 2, 2026

Facial reconstruction of the Little foot human ancestor fossil

The ancient human ancestor ‘Little Foot’ gets a new face

By Jay BennettMarch 2, 2026

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Spotlight on Health

A colour enhanced scanning electron micrograph of an Anopheles mosquito

Mosquitoes began biting humans more than a million years ago

A DNA analysis suggests mosquitoes shifted from nonhuman primates to early humans nearly 2 million years ago.

By Tom MetcalfeFebruary 26, 2026
Can you trust the results from gut microbiome tests? Maybe not
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Climate change could threaten monarch mass migration

Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some butterflies to stay put.

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Here’s why sneakers squeak on the basketball court

An infant sooty mangabey sleeps in its mother arms. Mpox lesions are visible on its visible body parts: its head, ears and arm.

An African monkey ate a rope squirrel and came down with mpox

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Astronomy

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Earth

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